Sec. 901. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 901 INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE ###

(a)Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(8) > > One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision of policy of the Department of Defense for cyber. The Assistant Secretary is the Principal Cyber Advisor described in section 392a(a) of this title.” > . ###

(b)Increase in Authorized Number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense ####

(1)Increase Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “15” and inserting “19”. ####

(2)Conforming amendment Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Assistant Secretaries of Defense (14).” and inserting “Assistant Secretaries of Defense (19).”. ###

(c)Increase in Authorized Number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense ####

(1)Increase Section 138 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(e) > > The number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense may not exceed 60.” > . ####

(2)Conforming repeal Section 908 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1514; 10 U.S.C. 138 note) is repealed. ###

(d)Additional Amendments Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (2)(A)— #####

(A)in the second sentence in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “He shall have as his principal duty” and inserting “The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be”; and #####

(B)in clause (ii), by striking subclause (III); ####

(2)in paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by striking “He shall have as his principal duty” and inserting “The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be”; ####

(3)in paragraph (4)— #####

(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon and inserting “; and”; #####

(B)in subparagraph (B), by striking “; and”inserting a period; and #####

(C)by striking subparagraph (C); and ####

(4)in paragraph (6), by striking “shall—” and all that follows and inserting “shall advise the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on industrial base policies.”. ###

(e)Evaluation and Review Section 1504 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2022) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a), by striking “Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “Not later than April 1, 2023”; and ####

(2)in subsection (b)— #####

(A)in paragraph (13), by striking “and” at the end; #####

(B)by redesignating paragraph

(14)as paragraph (17); and #####

(C)by inserting after paragraph

(13)the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(14) > > assess the need to retain or modify the relationships, authorities, roles, and responsibilities of the Principal Cyber Advisor described in section 392a(a) of title 10, United States Code; > > > #### “(15) > > assess the organizational construct of the Department of Defense and how authorities, roles, and responsibilities for matters relating to cyber activities are distributed among the Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense and among civilian officials within the military departments with roles and responsibilities relating to cyber activities; > > > #### “(16) > > make recommendations for changes to statutes affecting the organizational construct of the Department of Defense to improve the oversight, management, and coordination of— > > > ##### “(A) > > policies, programs, and strategies relating to cyber activities; > > > ##### “(B) > > the execution of the authorities of the United States Cyber Command; and > > > ##### “(C) > > other matters relating to cyber activities; and” > .

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